1.

UNIVAC is
A. universal automatic computer
B. universal array computer
C. unique automatic computer
D. unvalued automatic computer

A. universal automatic computer

2. The basic operations performed by a computer are

A. arithmetic operation
B. logical operation
C. storage and relative
D. all the above

D.all the above

3. The two major types of computer chips are

A. external memory chip
B. primary memory chip
C. microprocessor chip
D. both b and c

D.both b and c

4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

A. first generation
B. second generation
C. third generation
D. fourth generation

D. fourth generation

5. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?

A. super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
B. super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
C. supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its
power to execute as many programs concurrently
D. supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its
power to execute few programs as fast as possible.

C. supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe
uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently

6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for?
A. extended binary coded decimal interchange code
B. extended bit code decimal interchange code
C. extended bit case decimal interchange code
D. extended binary case decimal interchange code

A. extended binary coded decimal interchange code

7. The brain of any computer system is

A. ALU
B. memory
C. CPU
D. control unit
C.cpu

8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

A. tracks per inch of surface
B. bits per inch of tracks
C. disk pack in disk surface
D. all of above

D.all of above

9. The two kinds of main memory are:

A. primary and secondary
B. random and sequential
C. ROM and RAM
D. all of above

C.rom and ram

10. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different
units can handle data is
A. memory
B. buffer
C. accumulator
D. address

B. buffer

11. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it

A. accuracy
B. reliability
C. diligence
D. versatility

C. diligence

12. Integrated Circuits (ICS) are related to which generation of computers?

A. first generation
B. second generation
C. third generation
D. fourth generation

C. third generation

13. CD-ROM is a
A. semiconductor memory
B. memory register
C. magnetic memory
D. none of above

D. none of above

14. A hybrid computer

A. resembles digital computer
B. resembles analogue computer
C. resembles both a digital and analogue computer
D. none of the above

C. resembles both a digital and analogue computer

15. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
A. minicomputers
B. microcomputers
C. mainframe computers
D. super computer

C. mainframe computers

16. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

A. primary memory
B. control section
C. external memory
D. cache memory

B. control section

17. Chief component of first generation computer was

A. transistors
B. vacuum tubes and valves
C. integrated circuits
D. none of above

B. vacuum tubes and valves

18. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
A. rgb monitor
B. plotter
C. ink-jet printer
D. laser printer

B. plotter

19. What are the stages in the compilation process?

A. feasibility study, system design and testing
B. implementation and documentation
C. lexical analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
D. none of the above

C. lexical analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation

20. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?
A. SSI
B. MSI
C. LSI
D. both a and b

D.both a and b

21. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
A. transistors
B. vacuum tubes and valves
C. integrated circuits
D. none of above
B. vacuum tubes and valves

22. A dumb terminal has

A. an embedded microprocessor
B. extensive memory
C. independent processing capability
D. a keyboard and screen

D. a keyboard and screen

23. One millisecond is

A. 1 second
B. 10th of a seconds
C. 1000th of a seconds
D. 10000th of a seconds

C.1000th of a seconds

24. The output quality of a printer is measured by

A. dot per sq. inch
B. dot per inch
C. dots printed per unit time
D. all of the above

A.dot per sq. inch

25. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?

A. ABC
B. ENIAC
C. EDVAC
D. all of the above

A.abc

26. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?

A. Mark I
B. ABC
C. z3
D. none of above

B.abc
27. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A. floppy disk
B. hard disk
C. compact disk
D. magneto optic disk

B. hard disk

28. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the
patent?
A. ENIAC
B. mark i
C. z3
D. ABC
A. ENIAC

29. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is
known as
A. path
B. address bus
C. route
D. all of the above

B. address bus

30. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data
A. 1.40 MB
B. 1.44 GB
C. 1.40 GB
D. 1.44 MB

D.1.44 MB

31. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
A. dot matrix printer
B. digital plotter
C. line printer
D. all of the above

B. digital plotter

32. Which of the following is not an input device?

A. OCR
B. optical scanners
C. voice recognition device
D. com (computer output to microfilm)

D.com (computer output to microfilm)

33. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is
approximately
A. 16 digits
B. 6 digits
C. 9 digits
D. all of above

B.6 digits

34. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active
components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?
A. motherboard
B. daughterboard
C. BREDBOARD
D. FATHERBOARD

A. motherboard

35. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are
mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
A. motherboard
B. breadboard
C. daughter board
D. grandmother board

A. motherboard

36. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

A. direct access
B. sequential access
C. both of above
D. none of above

D. none of above

37. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as
A. pulse code modulation
B. pulse stretcher
C. query processing
D. queue management

A. pulse code modulation

38. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

A. it is an output device
B. it is an input device
C. it is a peripheral device
D. it is hardware item

C. it is a peripheral device

39. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

A. doing quick mathematical calculations
B. input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
C. electronic data processing
D. performing repetitive tasks accurately

B. input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data

40. When was vacuum tube invented?

A. 1900
B. 1906
C. 1910
D. 1880

B.1906

41. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
A. laser printer
B. ink jet printer
C. plotter
D. dot matrix printer

C. plotter

42. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

A. XT computer
B. AT computers
C. PS/2 computer
D. none of above

B. at computers

43. An application suitable for sequential processing is

A. processing of grades
B. payroll processing
C. both a and b
D. all of above

C. both a and b

44. Which of the following is not processing?

A. arranging
B. manipulating
C. calculating
D. gathering

D. gathering
45. The digital computer was developed primarily in
A. USSR
B. JAPAN
C. USA
D. UK

C.usa

46. Software in computer

A. enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
B. increase the speed of central processing unit
C. both of above
D. none of above

A. enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine

47. Today€™s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924.
What was that name?
A. tabulator machine co.
B. computing tabulating recording co.
C. the tabulator ltd.
D. international computer ltd.

B. computing tabulating recording co.

48. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s
disk address. What information does this address specify?
A. track number
B. sector number
C. surface number
D. all of above

D.all of above
49. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
A. sorting
B. classifying
C. reproducing
D. summarizing

A. sorting

50. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
A. to produce result
B. to compare numbers
C. to control flow of information
D. to do math??€™s works

B. to compare numbers

51. Abacus was the first

A. electronic computer
B. mechanical computer
C. electronic calculator
D. mechanical calculator

D. mechanical calculator

52. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
A. 216
B. 65,536
C. 64k
D. any of the above

B.65,536

53. Instructions and memory address are represented by

A. character code
B. binary codes
C. binary word
D. parity bit

B. binary codes

54. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
A. data collection terminal
B. OCR register terminal
C. video display terminal
D. pos terminal

D.pos terminal

55. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

A. counter
B. adder
C. register
D. none of the above

C. register
56. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system
A. control unit
B. arithmetic logic unit
C. central processing unit
D. storage unit

C. central processing unit

57. Which is used for manufacturing chips?

A. bus
B. control unit
C. semiconductors
D. a and b only

C. semiconductors

58. The value of each bead in heaven is

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7

C.5
59. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
A. IBM 1400
B. IBM 1401
C. IBM 1402
D. IBM1402

B. IBM 1401

60. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?

A. machine language
B. assembly language
C. high level language
D. none of above

B. Assembly language

61. Instruction in computer languages consists of

A. OPCODE
B. operand
C. both of above
D. none of above

C. both of above

62. Which generation of computer is still under development?

A. Fourth generation
B. Fifth generation
C. Sixth generation
D. Seventh generation

B. fifth generation
63. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____
A. counter
B. loader
C. adder
D. shift register

D. shift register

64. Which was the most popular first generation computer?

A. IBM 1650
B. IBM 360
C. IBM 1130
D. IBM 2700

A.ibm 1650

65. Which is considered a direct entry input device?

A. optical scanner
B. mouse and digitizer
C. light pen
D. all of the above

D.all of the above

66. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
A. process control
B. ALU
C. register unit
D. process description

D. process description

67. Each set of Napier a€™s bones consisted of ______ rods.

A. 5
B. 9
C. 11
D. 13

C.11

68. BCD is
A. binary coded decimal
B. bit coded decimal
C. binary coded digit
D. bit coded digit

A. binary coded decimal

69. When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
A. Hewlett-Packard, 1980
B. Epson, 1981
C. LAPLINK traveling software inc, 1982
D. Tandy model-200, 1985

B.epson, 1981
70. From which generation operating systems were developed?
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth

C.third

71. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

A. IBM
B. super UNIVAC
C. radio shaks
D. data general corporation

C.radio shaks

72. How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 8
D. 12

B.11

73. Properly arranged data is called

A. field
B. words
C. information
D. file

C. information

74. A computer consists of

A. a central processing unit
B. a memory
C. input and output unit
D. all of the above

D.all of the above

75. Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?

A. because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
B. because they can stop or allow the flow of current
C. both of above
D. none of above

B. because they can stop or allow the flow of current

76. John Napier invented Logarithm in

A. 1614
B. 1617
C. 1620
D. none of above

A.1614
77. An integrated circuit is
A. a complicated circuit
B. an integrating device
C. much costlier than a single transistor
D. fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

D. fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

78. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to
prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?
A. bus control
B. interrupts
C. bus arbitration
D. status

C.bus arbitration

79. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is
A. stationary
B. difficult to move
C. dragged
D. moved in small steps

A. stationary

80. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

A. magnetic drum
B. hard disks
C. floppy
D. all of above

A. magnetic drum

81. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing
unit to link several
A. personal computers
B. workstations
C. dumb terminals
D. mainframes

C. dumb terminals

82. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
A. grater than
B. less than
C. equal to
D. all of the above

D.all of the above

83. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
A. editing
B. writing
C. formatting
D. all of above
C. formatting

84. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of
A. first generation
B. second generation
C. third generation
D. fourth generation

C. third generation

85. Algorithm and Flow chart help us to

A. know the memory capacity
B. identify the base of a number system
C. direct the output to a printer
D. specify the problem completely and clearly

D. specify the problem completely and clearly

86. Which statement is valid about computer program?
A. it is understood by a computer
B. it is understood by programmer
C. it is understood user
D. both a & b

D.both a & b

87. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is _____ and storage is __
A. temporary, permanent
B. permanent, temporary
C. slow, fast
D. all of above

A. temporary, permanent

88. When was Pascaline invented?

A. 1617
B. 1620
C. 1642
D. 1837

C.1642

89. Which of the following statement is valid?

A. lady augusta is the first programmer
B. ada is the daughter of lord byron, a famous english poet
C. ada is a programming language developed by us defense
D. all of above

D.all of above

90. A compiler is a translating program which

A. translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
B. translates entire source program into machine language program
C. it is not involved in program??€™s execution
D. all of above

D.all of above
91. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
A. light pen
B. mouse
C. digitizer
D. terminal

D. terminal

92. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?
A. UNIVAC
B. ENIAC
C. EDSAC
D. none of above

C. EDSAC

93. The term gigabyte refers to

A. 1024 bytes
B. 1024 kilobytes
C. 1024 megabytes
D. 1024 gigabyte

C.1024 megabytes

94. in which year was UK’s premier computing event called ?The which computer? started?
A. 1980
B. 1985
C. 1986
D. 1987

A.1980

95. Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human
intervention. This feature is known as
A. accuracy
B. reliability
C. versatility
D. automatic

D. automatic

96. What is a brand?

A. the name of companies that made computers
B. the name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
C. a name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies
D. all of above

B. the name of product a company gives to identify its product in market

97. Machine language is

A. machine dependent
B. difficult to program
C. error prone
D. all of above

D.all of above
98. A byte consists of
A. one bit
B. four bits
C. eight bits
D. sixteen bits

C. eight bits

99. Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not
A. fast
B. powerful
C. infallible
D. cheap

C. infallible

100. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine

A. 1642
B. 1837
C. 1880
D. 1850

B.1837